"It is a settled position of law that damages, whether liquidated or unliquidated, cannot be treated as operational debt unless and until they are assessed
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"The period of limitation starts running from the date of the default of non-payment and the right to apply under the IBC accrues from such
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"Knowledge of a fact is a necessary pre-requisite for its non-disclosure. The very concept of suppression presupposes an awareness of that which is suppressed; one
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"To hold otherwise would be to elevate procedural formalism over substantial justice and to compel an undeniably absent accused to undergo the ordeal of a
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"The evidence of RW.1 cannot be relied on so as to fix the negligence in the matter. On the other hand, the petitioners got examined eye witness
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"A mere reference to the names of family members in a criminal case arising out of a matrimonial dispute, without specific allegations indicating their active
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"When the oral statements of PW2 and PW3 are considered along with the Final Medical Report and the report of the FSL, a grave doubt
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"…permitting the appellant to hold on the money pending Section 34 application, would be unjustly enriching the appellant and would also be in teeth of the order
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"Finding no contrary or restrictive provisions in the CPC, we hold and declare that a suit and a counterclaim, if adjudicated by a single common
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"A person who has suffered from 80 to 90% burns would be conscious and fit to give a statement... which raises a suspicion insofar as
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"Insofar as no explanation having been offered by the accused, we find no such circumstance arising since the relatives of the witnesses spoke of the
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"Applying the doctrine of strict construction, we are of the considered opinion that commission of offence by the company is an express condition precedent to attract the
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"It is thus clear that the present is not a case of eviction based on landlord-tenant relationship simplicitor but before the trial Court itself relief
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"The prosecution can never be allowed to fill up the lacunas and both the Courts have correctly dismissed the application moved by the prosecution in
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"The stand taken by the husband that the wife was unfit for matrimonial life merely because she had sustained a hip fracture prior to the
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"When the claim is made that the property is a Hindu undivided family property, burden is on person who alleges existence of HUF to
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"Recovery from the employees belonging to Class-III and Class-IV category (or Group 'C' and Group 'D' service) is held to be impermissible in law. Meaning thereby
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"Although the Order declaring a person as fraud must be reasoned, the reasons to be recorded need not be placed on the same pedestal as a Judgment
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"Due to want of discussion, consideration of the documents and perusal of the material available on record in support of the claim of the parties concerned and
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"Appearance through Video Conferencing is only to facilitate a litigant or an Advocate to expedite the adjudication. It cannot be claimed a matter of right.
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"It is a settled position of law that damages, whether liquidated or unliquidated, cannot be treated as operational debt unless and until they are assessed
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"The period of limitation starts running from the date of the default of non-payment and the right to apply under the IBC accrues from such
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"Knowledge of a fact is a necessary pre-requisite for its non-disclosure. The very concept of suppression presupposes an awareness of that which is suppressed; one
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"To hold otherwise would be to elevate procedural formalism over substantial justice and to compel an undeniably absent accused to undergo the ordeal of a
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"When the oral statements of PW2 and PW3 are considered along with the Final Medical Report and the report of the FSL, a grave doubt
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"…permitting the appellant to hold on the money pending Section 34 application, would be unjustly enriching the appellant and would also be in teeth of the order
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"Finding no contrary or restrictive provisions in the CPC, we hold and declare that a suit and a counterclaim, if adjudicated by a single common
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"A person who has suffered from 80 to 90% burns would be conscious and fit to give a statement... which raises a suspicion insofar as
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"Insofar as no explanation having been offered by the accused, we find no such circumstance arising since the relatives of the witnesses spoke of the
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"The learned Judge did not examine the merits of the challenge laid by Neelmani Thakur and Kiranbala Singh to the findings recorded by the Scrutiny
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"There is a doubt created with regard to the time when such intimation was actually given by PW8 and received by PW10. The overwriting on
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held that landowners whose properties were subjected to acquisition under state industrial laws are entitled to compensation calculated under the Right
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"The decision-making process under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 cannot resemble the dilemma in ‘Hamlet’s Soliloquy’: ‘to be or not to
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"Unlike Income Tax payment or professional taxes which are mandatory taxes, PFs and ESPPs are not permanent charges but rather will accrue into the account
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated July 15, 2026, quashed a First Information Report (FIR) alleging cheating, impersonation, and fraudulent asset misappropriation in a
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"Having regard to the overall facts and circumstances, particularly the fact that the co-accused Mohd. Maroof has already been enlarged on bail; that the sentences
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"The appellant, having come into possession only in the year 2016, would be entitled to 9% interest per annum as determined by us and not
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"Neither Section 269SS nor Section 271D of the Income Tax Act, states that any transaction in breach thereof will be illegal, invalid or statutorily void.
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"A strict reliance upon the Vivaad se Vishwaas II (Contractual Disputes) scheme would result into loss of crores of rupees to the public exchequer
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"Until the completion of the aforesaid exercise, no fresh permissions facilitating industrial, commercial or residential development within the identified river corridors shall be granted by
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"The evidence of RW.1 cannot be relied on so as to fix the negligence in the matter. On the other hand, the petitioners got examined eye witness
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"A mere reference to the names of family members in a criminal case arising out of a matrimonial dispute, without specific allegations indicating their active
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"Applying the doctrine of strict construction, we are of the considered opinion that commission of offence by the company is an express condition precedent to attract the
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"It is thus clear that the present is not a case of eviction based on landlord-tenant relationship simplicitor but before the trial Court itself relief
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"The prosecution can never be allowed to fill up the lacunas and both the Courts have correctly dismissed the application moved by the prosecution in
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"The stand taken by the husband that the wife was unfit for matrimonial life merely because she had sustained a hip fracture prior to the
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"When the claim is made that the property is a Hindu undivided family property, burden is on person who alleges existence of HUF to
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"Recovery from the employees belonging to Class-III and Class-IV category (or Group 'C' and Group 'D' service) is held to be impermissible in law. Meaning thereby
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"Although the Order declaring a person as fraud must be reasoned, the reasons to be recorded need not be placed on the same pedestal as a Judgment
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"Due to want of discussion, consideration of the documents and perusal of the material available on record in support of the claim of the parties concerned and
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"Appearance through Video Conferencing is only to facilitate a litigant or an Advocate to expedite the adjudication. It cannot be claimed a matter of right.
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"When the judgment of the Trial Court and the Appellate Court not suffers from its legality and correctness, the question of entertaining the revision petition
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"What a girl or woman chooses to wear is a matter of her personal choice. Neither her neighbours, nor society, nor the accused, nor counsel
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"What a girl or woman chooses to wear is a matter of her personal choice. Neither her neighbours, nor society, nor the accused, nor counsel
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"A welfare State cannot balance its budget by silently taxing the erosion of its own employees' and pensioners' subsistence, that in substance, is what
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"A subsequent executive order, which did not exist when the suit was instituted and which forms no part of the plaint, cannot be imported into the plaint
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"The power to recommend compensation under Section 357A is a power coupled with a duty, and every criminal court is expected to consciously examine the question
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"It clearly shows that the Petitioner was not consuming electricity with dishonest intention, in fact, he was using it bonafidely." Patna High Court, in a significant
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"Strangely, it is nowhere mentioned as to which essential document, statutorily or legally required to be appended along with the nomination form, was missing. Similarly, even
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"The filing of an application under Section 33(1) of A&C Act or 33(4) of the A&C Act, is a jurisdictional condition for the Arbitral Tribunal
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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